Internet Saturday

I spend too much of my time researching things on the internet. Seems any question no matter how small can be answered here, if you are willing to do the research. And one topic leads to the next, and before you know it half the day is shot.

I just have to put this darned thing down. So I do, but then I start using the desk top that is here on the end table. Ya I know, shouldn't have two computers within the reach of the arm chair. Its blasphemy.

So I headed out to the RV storage lot to load some piece of gear, that was just the excuse to leave the house. While there, I confirmed that my two sons had gone camping for the weekend. I never did ask them if they were headed out for this week, but then we didn't want to go along anyway.

A quick phone call found them at Melvern Lake on the Kansas side of the town. We jump back and forth over the state line seemingly many times a day and do not think too much about it. Melvern is about 50 to 60 miles South of here on I 35, in Kansas.

We, on the other hand, are headed back down to Lake Ozark for no particular reason, other than to spend some time down there while it is still under 95 degrees. Once the third week of June arrives in the Ozarks, it will turn hotter than an oven, so the nice time is right now.

Loyce has declared we are staying all week, so we will see how that goes. Can't stay too long now that we have the new sprinkler system because the yard will grow to China.

This means we will miss the car auction for Wednesday, but it was becoming a bit like work anyway. Things need to sell a little faster as well.

So I'll pack up the laptop and head out in the morning. Lets see, shorts, socks, credit card, t shirts, ya that ought to about do it.

A slow day again.

I did go over to the car warehouse in mid afternoon and take Chris to lunch. We have a favorite Mexican place in an old Pizza Hut building called Mi Pueblito. They had Fajita special today, and boy was it good.

They start with the usual chips and salsa, but I ordered the special right away. Chicken and Beef mixed fajita. Most places grill the meat by its self but at this joint, it is peppers and onions and red peppers all grilled, served with fresh flour tortillas. And a second plate with salad, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice and beans. Wow was I stuffed.

That was lunch, not hardly, more like a farm dinner. The mix of chicken and beef also was fried with fresh garlic, as Tioga George would say, Man O Man!

Beyond that, we spent some of the day working on a remote control for the cable TV box. It would work on some things but not all. After a phone call, and the cable tech telling me to push buttons, we determined it had gone South. So the four mile round trip to the cable office, got us a new one. Since they provide the box with the service, it was a free replacement. Now we are back in business.

Loyce puts it thru its paces, but I seldom watch much TV any more. Seems to be a waste of good internet time. LOL

Its past midnight again, so I will post this and get off to bed.

Playing Hookey

Once in a while, it is fun to not show up anywhere for a day or two. Hookey, is what we called not going to school when you were supposed to. But we seldom got away with that, because the school checked with our parents, to see if we were really sick.

I do remember using a plug of chewing tobacco to get sick for the school nurse, so she would send you home early. Once the tobacco was hurled, you were fine in a matter of several minutes. She never did catch on!

So today was a hookey day. I studied the internet and went to the Lowes store for some TV coax connectors to work on a wiring project, and frittered the day away.

Well, mid afternoon I did go get some gas mixed with oil, to run the lawn boy. As in lawn mower. Also for the two cycle weed wacker. But the main part of the lawn gets mowed with a riding tractor. It eats more gas, but gets the job done more quickly. Iwas done with that by 5PM.

The yard is healing nicely from the digging work of the irrigation system. It has rained a lot since the project was completed, filling in the holes.

Tonight, I spoke with several Des Moines friends on Skype as the weather there was tornado watches. Last week, Parkersburg, Iowa was leveled with a tornado, so that makes storm watching more meaningful.

So all is well here on our retirement style day off. Hope you had a good day too.

Cars and more Cars

We set there (auction) all day and the big cars are not bringing anything because no one can sell them. And the little cars are bid up to astronomical prices, beyond retail in most cases.

The broken Prius that we were looking at, was bid beyond retail even though it was wrecked on one side and had all the warning lights on at one time. It was sold as is, with announcements and warnings. But people know how to fix the stuff, and will bid like crazy to have the chance to make a fast buck.

Mileage mania has set in at $4 a gallon. Even 6 cylinder cars are out of favor. And what few 4 cylinder cars that were at the auction, brought $1500 more than the books says they are worth. So we didn't buy anything!

After returning to the house, I spent some time on the internet looking at various car sites, trying to understand what I had seen at the auction today, until Loyce wanted to go to dinner at Fuddruckers. We like the hamburgers at that place, even though it is quite filling. I think it is the fresh bun and the condiments more than anything.

With my cheeks stuffed like a chipmunk, I waddled home and have been talking with my Des Moines friends on Skype for the rest of the night.

I see it is after midnight and this will be a post for Thursday now and not Wednesday. Well not much to report here anyway, since I do not do anything invigorating on days when I work.

Better get this posted an off to bed.